U.S. Disitrict Court, Maryland 

Posted: 1:00 am Fri, September 27, 2002
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<b><u>Civil Procedure</u>Subject matter jurisdiction</b><b>BOTTOM LINE:</b> The district court that issued the final settlement order in a class action against a life insurer was the proper forum for insureds, who were members of the class, to argue that they never received proper notice of settlement of class action, and therefore were not bound by final settlement order. <b>CASE:</b> <i>Magnolia v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company</i>, No. H-01-1705 (decided Aug. 1, 2001) (Judge HARVEY). RecordFax No. 1-0801-41, 10 pages.<b>COUNSEL:</b> Michael P. Darrow, Hillman, Brown & Darrow, P.A., Annapolis, for Joseph M. Magnolia, John Magnolia, the Magnolias. Glen Keith Allen, James D. Mathias, John R. Wellschlager, Piper Marbury Rudnick and Wolfe LLP, Baltimore, for Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General.<b>FACTS:</b> In December 1986, Joseph Magnolia and John Magnolia each purchased a life insuranc